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Apparel
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(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up
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Besiege
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(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces, to cause worry or trouble
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Compress
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(v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
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Denounce
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(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
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Dispatch
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(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed
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Douse
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(v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
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Expressly
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(adj.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
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Famished
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(adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
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Forsake
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(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
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Gainful
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(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
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Immense
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(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
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Inept
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(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
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Ingenious
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(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
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Instantaneous
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(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
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Irk
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(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary
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